Bajwa to sit on fast unto death from November 16 for sugarcane farmers

HOSHIARPUR: The Punjab Congress President Mr Partap Singh Bajwa would sit on fast unto death from November 16 in Chandigarh in case the Sugar Mills don’t start the crushing of sugarcane by November 15. He appealed to the farmers organisations to extend support in this common cause. He served ultimatum to the government to accept […]

Smart City Honour is well-deserved for Amritsar, Chhina thanks Centre

AMRITSAR: Punjab Bhartiya Janata Party state vice president Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina today said that the smart city tag for the city of Golden Tempel is well deserved and timely. Thanking the BJP led NDA government in the Centre, Chhina said that the new status and the facilities that the new projects would usher in […]

Punjab first state to offer 66 percent subsidy to SCs on Solar inverters

CHANDIGARH: The Green Energy State Punjab today took a novel and innovative step of making every SC family part of Solar Power revolution by offering solar inverter to them at 66% subsidy.According to an official spokesman the Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has offered a subsidised Power Pack to the scheduled castes in the state […]

Amidst controversy, Harcharan Singh takes over SGPC chief secretary

AMRITSAR: Amidst controversy over appointment of Chief Secretary in the Shriomani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC), the new incumbent Harcharan Singh today took over the charge here immediately after the SGPC President Avtar Singh Makkar handed over the appointment letter to him.Harcharn Singh took over the charge in the presence of senior SGPC functionaries.SGPC also known […]